Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remaining schemes were developed either on an LEA-wide basis or by schools working individually or in groups of six to eight . |
| 2 | He gave the impression that the agents were to a large extent out of DK 's strict control and that the agents were policed largely on the basis of responding to complaints and taking remedial action where appropriate or possible . |
| 3 | These marquees , lined with blue awnings over blue carpeting , were arranged regimentally on either side of grassy alleys that were already adorned with banks of flowers . |
| 4 | In the West Sussex examples , at least , the villages themselves were placed firmly on the Greensand belt . |
| 5 | Scraps of paper looking like old bus tickets were placed neatly on the carpet . |
| 6 | In the late fifth-century Babylonian satrapy ‘ bow land ’ and ‘ chariot land ’ were given away on condition that the owners for the time being paid for soldiers or cavalry . |
| 7 | They were jounced mercilessly on the narrow fitted bench . |
| 8 | The audience appeared to be loving every minute Smashing Pumpkins were shambling away on stage . |
| 9 | Both Hawatmeh and Habash were received separately on Sept. 16 by King Hussein , who personally endorsed the conference [ see also p. 37751 ] |
| 10 | What would they think if Johnny were to sit casually on a chair which , to their eyes , simply was n't there ? |
| 11 | Of the surviving children of William Charles and Anne , five were baptised together on the same day ( 10 July 1817 ) in their father 's original parish at the miniature City church of St Ethelburga , Bishopsgate . |
| 12 | In our series two cases of Crohn 's disease ( one with prior fulminant colitis ) and three indeterminate colitis were diagnosed solely on the proctectomy specimen . |
| 13 | His feet were resting comfortably on the ship 's control panel . |
| 14 | Their hands were resting lightly on the wizard 's shoulders . |
| 15 | Equally , of course , pensions were essential for older people who were dismissed summarily on grounds of age . |
| 16 | I speak with e some experience in the situation where two sites that will be within half a mile of that which was erm supported by the inspector , were dismissed basically on the basis that if I read the quotes for you . |
| 17 | Somehow , he had moved closer , and their thighs were pressed together on the wooden seat . |
| 18 | All of these points were pressed home on the rank and file of the Council , who also acquiesced . |
| 19 | At the same meeting certain alterations to the rules of the infirmary were agreed ; the physicians and surgeons were to attend alternately on Saturday mornings from eleven to two to see patients , and on Wednesday mornings all three would be there . |
| 20 | Now the white painted bookcases which reached to the ceiling were filled only on the first two shelves with incongruous modern volumes with used-looking dust-covers . |
| 21 | Some of the immediate , pressing problems were resolved only on the day of his appointment . |
| 22 | Six smugglers , including William Carter , were hanged together on the Broyle outside Chichester on 19 January 1749 and their bodies gibbeted in chains around the county as a grim warning to other would-be smugglers . |
| 23 | Warehouses were looted daily on March 1-5 in Librazhdi . |
| 24 | Her words were carried away on the breeze , to join the tumult of sounds . |
| 25 | With a new intensification of the civil war threatening , it was reported that the mediators were to meet again on March 4 . |
| 26 | His fists were clenched tight on the steering wheel . |
| 27 | No ; it was the romance of the whole thing that was getting to her ; after all , it was n't every day you were whisked away on a white charger … well , a modern car made a good substitute . |
| 28 | Obviously the candidate will complete this section , but if he were to reflect honestly on his work and what he was allowed to do then his response would not advance his cause . |
| 29 | Similarly , of 16 species of Chitonomyces on an aquatic beetle ( gyrinid beetles ) six were seen only on males and nine were limited to females . |
| 30 | The largest concentration occurs fairly consistently in Chichester Harbour , where flocks of 40 to 60 birds have been annual since 1947 ; 130 were seen there on 18 December 1954 , the largest flock yet noted in the county , and there were 97 on 4 December 1971 . |